[bonz] 
| a Buddhist monk, esp. of Japan or China. |
| bonze (bŏnz) n. A Buddhist monk, especially of China, Japan, or nearby countries. [French, from Portuguese bonzo, from Japanese bonsō : bon, ordinary (from Middle Chinese buan, fhan) + sō, monk (from Middle Chinese səng, from Sanskrit saṃghaḥ, collection, brotherhood of monks, from saṃhanti, saṃgha-, to put together : sam, together; see sem-1 in Indo-European roots + hanti, he strikes; see gwhen- in Indo-European roots).] |